Description and conversion results of color Blue-green

It is a dark cyan color having an approximate luminance of 58%. It has a hue value of 192° indicating that this is a cold color.

Some of the most similar colors to this color are Blue (Munsell), Pacific Blue, Maximum Blue, Cerulean (Crayola), Blue (NCS), Carolina Blue, Air Superiority Blue, Cyan (Process), Cerulean Frost and Cerulean. A little below you will find the most similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors too.

Conversion results

The following list contains the conversion results of color Blue-green to RGB, hexadecimal, HSL, HSV, Lab and XYZ colorspaces: each format represents the same color.

The hexadecimal, RGB and HSL values can be used in CSS files to define colors of different objects. Select a value easily by clicking on it!

Similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors

The most important note: in real life paints might have a different shade compared to as they appear on your display. You shall always consult and double-check colors with a professional paint provider before you order.

The following list contains the nearest matching standard colors. The left hexagon is the reference, the right one is the matched color. For each color there is a link to our partner MyPerfectColor.com, where you can buy paints of the corresponding colors.

PANTONE and other Pantone, Inc. trademarks are the property of Pantone, Inc., Sherwin-Williams colors are property of The Sherwin-Williams Company.

Tints, shades and tones

Tints, shades and tones are generated from the base color by adding white, black and gray paint to it respectively. The process results a harmonic color scale.

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Tints

These are the color variants which are generated by adding white color to the base Blue-green color. This process results a scale from a dark cyan color to white. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets brigther and brighter.

This color scale contains similar colors to Maximum Blue, Cerulean (Crayola), Dark Sky Blue, Pacific Blue, Light Cornflower Blue, Sky Blue, Baby Blue, Columbia Blue, Light Blue, Pale Aqua, Beau Blue, Alice Blue, Azure (X11/web Color), Cultured and Mint Cream.

Shades

These are the color variants which are generated by adding black color to the base Blue-green color. This process results a scale from a dark cyan color to black. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets darker and darker.

This color scale contains similar colors to Teal Blue, Blue Sapphire, Ming, CG Blue, Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Dark Slate Gray, Charcoal, Gunmetal, Outer Space (Crayola), Charleston Green, Rich Black (FOGRA29), Eerie Black and Dark Jungle Green.

Tones

These are the color variants which are generated by adding gray color to the base Blue-green color. This process results a scale from a dark cyan color to gray. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets grayer and grayer.

This color scale contains similar colors to Blue (Munsell), Pacific Blue, Maximum Blue, Air Superiority Blue, Steel Teal, Light Slate Gray, Slate Gray, Pewter Blue, Roman Silver, Old Silver and Battleship Grey.

Color schemes and palettes

Color schemes represent a set of colors creating a harmonic and aesthetic feeling. Color schemes are generated by choosing colors around the color wheel.

We can talk about monochromatic, complementary, triadic and tetradic color schemes, choosing one, two, three or four colors around the color wheel respectively. In the following tables these color schemes are present.

Monochromatic

The monochromatic scale is generated by choosing colors on the color wheel near to the base color. As the colors of the monochromatic scale are close to each other, they create a harmonic feeling.

This color scale contains cold colors. There are variants of cyan, green, azure and blue colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Blue-green (color Wheel), Castleton Green, Keppel, Mountain Meadow, Deep Jungle Green, Warm Black, Maximum Blue Green, Verdigris, Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Blue Sapphire, Maximum Blue, Cyan (Process), Indigo Dye, USAFA Blue, French Sky Blue, Blue Jeans, Purple Navy, Dark Cornflower Blue, Maximum Blue Purple and Blue Bell.

Complementary

The complementary scale is generated by choosing the color on the opposite side on the color wheel relative to the base color. This results in slight vibrating tension between the complementary colors.

This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of cyan, azure and orange colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Rich Black, Blue (Munsell), Sky Blue, Baby Blue, Seal Brown, Liver (organ), Brown Sugar, Café Au Lait, Apricot and Peach (Crayola).

Triadic

The triadic scale is generated by choosing two colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combines the slight vibrating tension and the harmonic feeling between the triadic colors.

This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of cyan, azure, yellow and rose colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Blue Sapphire, Maximum Blue, Cerulean (Crayola), Army Green, Dark Moss Green, Misty Moss, Dark Khaki, Wine Dregs, Old Mauve, Charm Pink and Amaranth Pink.

Tetradic

The tetradic scale is generated by choosing three colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combination covers the whole color wheel containing both the complementary and harmonic colors of the base color.

This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of cyan, azure, magenta, orange and green colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Blue Sapphire, Maximum Blue, Cerulean (Crayola), Japanese Violet, Palatinate Purple, Wisteria, Plum (Web), Liver (organ), Seal Brown, Antique Brass, Dark Salmon, UP Forest Green, Forest Green (Traditional), Dark Sea Green and Asparagus.

If you want to have a more detailed control of the colors in the schemes, have a look at the Spektran application too!

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